Saif Ali Khan has taken language tuition for his role in Love Aaj Kal.

Khan, who is best known for his critically acclaimed turn in Hum Tum, learnt Punjabi in order to be convincing as a Sikh character across different time periods.

A source told IANS: "Saif plays a Punjabi in Love Aaj Kal. But he didn't have the accent of a Sikh guy. So Saif mastered it by taking training for Punjabi diction. Saif got himself a tutor to train him to speak the language."

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Love Aaj Kal, which is directed by Imtiaz Ali, also features Deepika Padukone, Rahul Khanna and Rishi Kapoor.